The Ferrari Formula 1 team fired their entire pit crew
yesterday.
...


The announcement followed Ferrari's decision to take
advantage of the
UK Government's Youth Opportunity Scheme and employ people
from the
Gorbals.
The decision to hire them followed a recent documentary on
how
unemployed youths from the Gorbals in Glasgow were able to
remove a set
of wheels in less than 6 seconds without proper
equipment, whereas
Ferrari's existing crew can only do it in 8 seconds with
millions of euros
worth of high tech equipment.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown went on record as saying this
is a bold move
by the Ferrari management which demonstrated the
international
recognition of the UK under New Labour.
As most races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari
thought they had the
advantage over every team.
However, Ferrari got more than they bargained for. At the
first practice
session, the Gorbals pit crew successfully changed the
tyres in less
than 6 seconds, but within 12 seconds they had re-sprayed,
re-badged and
sold the vehicle to the McLaren team for 8 bottles of
Carlsberg Special,
50 ecstasy tablets and some photos of Lewis Hamilton's
bird in the
shower
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